Money Hungry is a reality television weight loss competition show based on bet dieting, with twelve teams of two competing for a $100,000 prize made up from team contributions.

Contestants

Weigh-ins and eliminations

Episodes

Episode 1 - "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" First aired 2 August 2010 Our first introduction to the teams, the show opens with the contestants being forced off the cushy bus and made to hike up the hill to the house. Episode 2 - "All's Fair in Love and Weight Loss" First aired 9 August 2010 Scheming begins, and a school-boy crush Josh has on Jamie threatens his alliances. Episode 3 - "Welcome to the Family" First aired 16 August 2010 After half the house (Slimpossible, Nuts, Chicago, Grading and Rocker Moms) bands together as "The Orphanage", the other half counters and becomes "The Family". Episode 4 - "Bust a Move" First aired 23 August 2010 Tempers flare and things get heated when the Regulators and Mission Slimpossible get physical. Episode 5 - "The Way The Cookie Crumbles" First aired 30 August 2010 No house vote this week leads everyone to butter up to the Big Heavies, who turn the tables by saving no one, and Josh turns his affections toward Stephanie. Episode 6 - "The Puzzle Master" First aired 6 September 2010 The teams are thrown a curve when the week's challenge is not only physical, but mental as well. Episode 7 - "This Means War" First aired 13 September 2010 The joy of being at the Rose Bowl stadium is diminished by the challenge: running up and down the stairs, transporting 100 footballs. Alliances shift as teams claim deals were made earlier. Episode 8 - "A Kitty With 9 Lives" First aired 20 September 2010 Another puzzle throws off some of the teams. Phillip plays both sides to try and save his team from elimination. Episode 9 - "Photo Finish" First aired 27 September 2010 One team attempts to vote themselves into the bottom in order to eliminate another. Episode 10 - "The Ultimate Weigh-In" and Finale First aired 4 October 2010 In the final challenge, Tricia suffers an injury that puts Grading Curves out of the running. In a surprise gesture of team solidarity, Mission Slimpossible (after getting it back along with the Regulators) give their entry fee to Grading Curves. Families gather as the last two teams weigh in and the winner is decided.

Episode Progress

Pounds Lost